Riverview closed its doors in September 1967 and called itself "The World's Largest Amusement Park."
Ralph Lopez worked at the park from 1957 to its closing and now is the historian of the place. People always ask him about the Bobs Roller Coaster, nearly 90 feet tall which would reach speeds of 50 mph. Then there was the Pair-O-Chutes, where people dropped free-fall for 100 feet. No thank you for that one, the Bobs scared me badly enough.
Don't forget Aladdin's Castle, the huge fun house at the park entrance, getting smooched on the Tunnel of Love or throwing up on the Wild Mouse, another roller coaster. No way I was going on that one after the Bobs.
Lopez worked on the Shoot the Chutes where boats dropped 65 feet into a pool, an early water ride.
More to Come. --Cooter
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